En 1919, à Birmingham, soldats, révolutionnaires politiques et criminels combattent pour se faire une place dans le paysage industriel de l'après-Guerre. Le Parlement s'attend à une violente révolte, et Winston Churchill mobilise des forces spéciales pour contenir les menaces. La famille Shelby compte parmi les membres les plus redoutables. Surnommés les "Peaky Blinders" par rapport à leur utilisation de lames de rasoir cachées dans leurs casquettes, ils tirent principalement leur argent de paris et de vol. Tommy Shelby, le plus dangereux de tous, va devoir faire face à l'arrivée de Campbell, un impitoyable chef de la police qui a pour mission de nettoyer la ville. Ne doit-il pas se méfier tout autant de la ravissante Grace Burgess ? Fraîchement installée dans le voisinage, celle-ci semble cacher un mystérieux passé et un dangereux secret.
Marc Muir arrive à convaincre JP Morgan, un financier, et Lord Pirrie, un homme d’affaires, que ses compétences seront indispensables à la construction du Titanic qui vient de débuter. Il s’aperçoit que ses employeurs sont plus préoccupés par les questions financières et le prestige de leur nom que par la sécurité et la fiabilité du paquebot. Il assiste aux conflits qui divisent les habitants de Belfast surtout entre les Protestants et les Catholiques.
Azize se retrouve avec ses 3 enfants et sa belle-mère dans un combat difficile. Elle élève ses enfants tout en luttant contre les difficultés de la période de guerre et l'absence de son mari qu'elle aime plus que tout. Il s'agit de guerre, d'amour, de cupidité, de trahison et de sacrifice.
It's 1910 and we're in Banbury church hall at the Banbury Intricate Craft Circle. Margaret has been to London and discovered the Women's Suffrage movement so she decides they need to set up their own movement and The Banbury Intricate Craft Circle becomes the hilariously ineffectual Banbury Intricate Craft Circle politely request women's Suffrage. Gwen is the only member who actually enjoys the craft element of the meetings, while Helen thinks that craft is a little unnecessary, but she's not interested in women's rights: "What on earth do women need a vote for? My husband votes for who I tell him to vote for. What could be a better system than that?"
During the chaotic Warlord Era, an eccentric soldier has a sudden stroke of luck and is promoted seven ranks to Marshal. He, along with his three silly friends, do all sorts of bizarre things. Meanwhile, externally, three wild warlords are eyeing him like a tiger. Internally, he doesn't know whether any of his three wives are spies. Ultimately, a battle for hegemony unfolds, with shells flying and dilemmas between friends.
Les débuts d'un jeune médecin russe sur les champs de bataille de la Première Guerre mondiale.
L'histoire d'une campagne de dix mois en Turquie, mettant en lumière le débarquement du 25 avril 1915 des troupes australiennes qui partent au combat dans la péninsule de Gallipoli. Atterrissant dans le noir, Tolly, Bevan et leurs camarades du 4e bataillon tentent d'établir une base défendable sous les pentes dangereuses de la péninsule.
A girl named Haru Asagi works as a maid for the Miyanomori family, which is headed by one of Japan's most powerful magnates. However, the family head suddenly announces that he is retiring, so one of his six sons must assume control of the family.
On the eve of World War I, Agnes Conway manages both the business and the problems of her troubled family. She finds the strength to break class barriers and help her sister Jessie marry a good boy from a family of dockside toughs. Is she strong enough to break them again when Charles Farrier, a gentleman, courts her over his parents' opposition? Agnes faces an added dilemma when she finds her heart divided between Charles and his soldier brother Reginald.
1911, A graduate of the Institute of Noble Maidens, Sasha Meshcherskaya returns to a small provincial town. The well-being of her family is based on her relationship with her loving uncle, the owner of the arms factory Nikolai Shumilov. Sashenka's parents: Prince Ivan Sergeevich Meshchersky and Maria Ilyinichna dream of their daughter's early marriage, and she herself dreams of a brilliant career as an architect. Wanting to please her parents, Sasha makes new acquaintances and instantly plunges into a whirlpool of intrigue, where political interests are at stake above personal passions. Cold-blooded murders and blackmail, intricacies of conspiracies, daring provocateurs eluding detection - all this captivates the enthusiastic schoolgirl, who experiences mortal melancholy from the paucity of life prospects. Without noticing it, Sasha becomes an ideal target for terrorist hypnosis.
Thomas et Michael sont deux soldats ordinaires, l'un britannique, l'autre allemand, enrôlés dans la Première Guerre mondiale. Chaque épisode suit leur parcours et couvre une année du conflit en relatant les événements majeurs tels que Gallipoli, la bataille de la Somme, Ypres, ou l'entrée en guerre des forces américaines. Ces deux combattants doivent lutter pour la survie de leur pays, des civils et des hommes condamnés dans les tranchées.
Nichols is an American Western television series starring James Garner broadcast in the United States on NBC during the 1971-72 season. Set the fictional town of Nichols, Arizona, in 1914, Nichols differed from traditional Western series of the era. The main character, a sheriff, rode on a motorcycle and in an automobile rather than on the traditional horse. The hero did not carry a firearm and was generally opposed to the use of violence to solve problems, preferring other means. Margot Kidder portrayed Ruth, the love interest/barmaid of Nichols.
Days of Hope is a BBC television drama serial produced in 1975. The series dealt with the lives of a working-class family from the turmoils of the First World War in 1916 to the General Strike in 1926. It was written by Jim Allen, produced by Tony Garnett and directed by Ken Loach.
The move towards independence in Ireland, from the 1916 Easter Rising until the 1922 civil war is seen through the eyes of a naive idealistic young man
Un passionnant diptyque consacré au grand homme du théâtre allemand Bertolt Brecht, avec Tom Schilling dans le rôle-titre. Des prémices de sa vocation à l’avènement du nazisme, en passant par le succès énorme de "L'opéra de quat'sous" (1928), ce premier épisode se concentre notamment sur sa vie amoureuse.
Elspeth and her unconventional parents decide to settle down in Kenya and begin a coffee plantation. This is a time of discovery for Elspeth, as she encounters the incredible beauty and cruelty of nature, and new friendships with both Africans and British expatriates. A side plot involves the beautiful and bored British Lettice Palmer who enters into an affair with a handsome safari guide. Eventually, however, the excitement of Elspeth's life is disrupted by the onset of WW I, and the changes it brings.
Lady Constance Chatterley is married to the handicapped Sir Clifford Chatterley, who was wounded in the First World War. When they move to his family's estate, Constance (Connie) meets their tough-yet-quiet groundskeeper, Oliver Mellors. Soon, she discovers that the source of her unhappiness is from not being fulfilled in love, and in turning to the arms of Mellors, she has a sexual awakening that will change her thoughts forever.
The Village raconte l'histoire de la vie dans un village du Derbyshire à travers les yeux d'un personnage central, Bert Middleton.
Début du XXe siècle. Parti à l'aventure dans le Pacifique Sud, David Grief essai, grâce au transport et au commerce, d'économiser pour acheter un ranch en Australie afin d'y élever des chevaux. Un rêve qu'il partage avec Mauriri, son ami. Ensemble, les deux copains marins naviguent d'île en île à bord du Rattler, une belle goélette et pêchent avec l'autorisation du chef local.